Left-hander Wade Miley had lost five of his six decisions as an Oriole when he took the mound on Saturday night, and his 7.55 ERA since he was acquired from the Seattle Mariners certainly would not have led anyone to expect what would happen next.
Throw in the fact that he had to leave his previous start after four innings with upper back spasms and his performance in the Orioles’ 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks was just this side of incredible.
The crowd of 40,610 that showed up at Oriole Park to claim a free O’s hooded sweatshirt got to see the Wade Miley who once won 16 games for these Diamondbacks and pitched very well at times for the Mariners.